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Showing 1 to 20 of 68 for “"HF5001 Business"”.
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A STUDY OF CUSTOMER PERCEPTIONS OF THE MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES INDUSTRY IN THAILAND
… revenues and establish Thailand as Asia’s business events hub. Therefore, Thailand should be able to attract and retain both current and potential MICE customers. The aim of this research is to ascertain destination images of Thailand for meetings/conferences purposes from current MICE …
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A Study of Government Reform (Change) Initiatives in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Region of Pakistan
Whilst change management theories have significantly influenced profit-oriented organisations, their adoption by the public sector is less understood, particularly in developing countries (Kooskora, 2016). Reform failure rates in such countries are excessive compared with developed countries; a …
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EXPLORING EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH COACHING PRACTICES FOR TALENT IN THAI SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
This empirical study investigated Human Resource Development (HRD) in small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Thailand, with a specific focus on coaching practices for talent. Three case-study organisations were identified as ‘critical cases’, due to their having received Thailand’s SME …
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Evaluation of Public Policy Implementation: an Investigation into the National Training Programme at the Ministry of Manpower in the Sultanate of Oman
This study analyses the macro and micro levels of policy implementation in Oman, and draws together the worlds of policy-makers and ‘street-level bureaucrats’. It evaluates the implementation policy of the National Training Programme, along with its associated concepts, and investigates the …
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To comply or not to comply : an empirical study of the relationship and impact of the combined code on uk firms
Prior studies have shown that the majority of FfSE 350 firms do not fully comply with the Code of Corporate Governance (henceforth known as the Code). This is puzzling since the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has advocated the benefits of having high corporate governance standards and yet it …
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Sourcing strategies and competitive advantage : an empirical analysis utilising resource based theory
This thesis is concerned with establishing whether particular sourcing strategies lead to the achievement of sustainable competitive advantage, and the affect that the type of power relationships have on the situation. The theoretical framework for the study was grounded in the resource-based view. …
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Development of a model for the assessment of sustainable high street performance based on stakeholder needs and expectations.
… local government, town centre managers, local businesses and local communities. The model output can inform recommendations and indicate areas of improvement that would be most beneficial to improved high street sustainability.
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Cost allocation systems : empirical study in Libyan manufacturing companies
Following the lifting of the sanctions imposed on Libya by the UN in 2003, the need for developing cost allocation systems has become necessary. This includes aspects such as privatization, foreign industries, and competition. All these factors should be considered by the cost and management …
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A methodology for the characterization of business-to-consumer E-commerce.
This thesis concerns the field of business-to-consumer electronic commerce. Research on Internet consumer behaviour is still in its infancy, and a quantitative framework to characterize user profiles for e-commerce is not yet established. This study proposes a quantitative framework that uses …
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INVESTIGATING THE LINKAGE BETWEEN COMPETITIVE STRATEGY AND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN NIGERIA MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES
… of this study established the adoption of business-level strategies and people management practices suited to the Nigerian context. This study also examined the linkage between CS and HRMp in NMSEs and identified the direction of the linkage; also the strengths of linkage which ranged from …
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An investigation into organisational commitment to spirituality in the workplace.
This study examined the emerging debate on spirituality in the workplace. As spirituality gains impetus, organisations have proactively accommodated the needs of their multi-ethnic and multi-faith workforce and have started integrating spirituality into their policies. The study sought to gauge the …
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Particle swarm optimization for dynamically changing environments with particular focus on scalability and switching cost
… no exception to this maxim. Indeed, viability of businesses depends heavily on their effectiveness in responding to a change in the myriad of optimization problems they entail. Changes in optimization problems usually are result of change in the objective function and/or number of variables and/or …
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Building Information Modelling (BIM) and the UK Quantity Surveying Organisation: A Framework for Value Creation.
This thesis delivers a significant contribution to knowledge through the construction of a validated framework, that supports value creation for the QS organisation, when adopting and implementing BIM. It also reports on the current misconceptions in terms of the threat posed by Building …
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